The sky was green, and the rain fell from the sky and penetrated into people's clothes, bringing the eroding chill of winter.
Outside Jianmen Pass, crowds of refugees filled the valley, and the cries of women and children melted into a desolate piece in the rain. The old men climbed the towering ramp in front of Jianmen Pass, knelt on the ground, and begged the guards in the pass. release.
The tragic scene has lasted for more than ten days. Most of the refugees who have been driven to the north gate have fallen ill, and they are both old and weak. They have little food and clothing, and lack of medicine. Every day, hundreds of people die because of this. Even though life in the mountains of Sichuan and Shu was difficult, Jiange had never seen such a desolate scene for many years.
Soldiers in mino coats on the city wall stood with guns, almost unbearable to look at. As this heavy rain falls, the old, weak, sick and disabled in the valley ahead will slowly fall down in front of their eyes, taking their last breaths. The scene that appeared in front of them was nothing short of a hell on earth.
Couldn't let it go.
Wanyan Zonghan's army of more than 200,000 had entered Lizhou and was stationed several dozen miles away. Jianmen Pass is the most important pass in Shu.
Now Si Zhongxian's 20,000 elite soldiers and more than 10,000 local troops are guarding here. As long as Jianmenguan is still in hand, if you want to fight, you can fight, you can talk about it, no matter what you choose, it has a high strategic value.
Against this background, even during the negotiation process, both parties involved were constantly testing Si Zhongxian's bottom line.
The fact that the Huaxia Army is relative to the gentleman is also because there is no need to force it.
The Jurchen pursued a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, Wanyan Xiyin instructed to send a mission, and under the leadership of Si Zhongxian's father, Si Wenzhong, he offered Si Zhongxian unimaginably generous terms. On the other hand, Wanyan Zonghan, who was standing outside the Jiange Pavilion, showed a firm will to fight and even more impatience day by day. While the mission was still negotiating, they drove a large number of sick and sick people to the gate of Jianmen. And incited them, as long as they passed the customs, the Huaxia Army would give them food and cure them.
Opening the pass and letting people pass the pass cautiously is a choice for ordinary people. Even if one or two spies, or even one or two teams of spies are mixed into the crowd, it seems that it will not be able to break the heroic pass guarded by more than 30,000 people. But such logic has never existed on the battlefield. Seasoned hunters will use various means to test the bottom line of their prey. Sometimes, a step back may decide to see blood and seal the throat after a few steps.
Wanyan Zonghan and a kind of Jurchen generals located outside Jianmen Pass are obviously such experienced generals. Even if the negotiation has the upper hand, they will spare no effort to convey their ferocity and self-confidence: Even if you do not surrender, we will Beat you hard!
As for the end of September, the number of sick and weak Han people who were driven to the northern end of Jianmen Pass had reached as many as 30,000.
From the Xiongguan of Jiange to the northeast, the lewd rain stretched for more than 30 miles. The occupied Zhaohua ancient city is the core of Wanyan Zonghan’s army. The main camp of Zhaohua is about 80,000 Jurchens. On the west side of the outer periphery of Zhaohua City, more than 100,000 people who were driven by the Jurchens are hiding in the dilapidated camp. Inside, under the tent, shivering.
In the rain, more than 2,000 people were driven out of the camp by the Jurchen army. They were prisoners in the refugee camp who had fallen ill and could not be healed. In order to prevent them from dying in the camp, the Jurchen drove the patient and the patient's family out, and drove them to the west towards the Jiange.
For these wounded and weak Han people, the Jurchen army did not do much supervision. Of course there are patrols. Once they encounter them, they shoot arrows from a distance to kill people. It is not impossible to avoid the Jurchen army by avoiding and detouring in the nearby mountains and forests. Where the Jurchen army walked, there were no ruins and dead places. This autumn, the army of Jurchen swept all the way from the direction of Xiangfan. For the next battle, what should be searched has already been searched.
Going back is death, hiding in the mountains is a slow death, going to Jiange, maybe one day the Han general who guarded Jianmenguan really showed mercy, gave them food, and allowed them to be treated. Or open the gates and make them go to the other side to join the Huaxia army who is said to be holding the banner of benevolence and righteousness
Perhaps as the slim hope turns into a dead end day by day, people will realize that the dead end has already come.
The navy blue horse team was standing on the top of the hill in the west of the city. Wanyan Zonghan, dressed in a big fashion, watched thousands of people leave the camp and stumbled forward. There were cries everywhere, and someone fell into the muddy water and knelt down to plead.
When they were caught, they still had a little belongings. In the camp, Jurchen would provide a little food every day, but when they were driven out, they had nothing on them. It was raining, some people were sick, and there was no medicine and no next meal. Surrounded by the mountains of Shu, all the patients, even if they had a small cold, would die within a few days, gradually, under the watchful eyes of their relatives.
Wanyan Sheye, the king of the pearl, came up from the other end of the hill with his entourage. When the Jurchen destroyed the Liao Dynasty, he was more than ten years old and had not yet emerged. By the time of the second Battle of Bianliang, the twenty-seven-year-old Wanyan Sheyema and his younger brother Wanyan Xiebao, the king of Baoshan, were generals in the army.
In another history, when Jin destroyed Jingkang’s shame in the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Huizong was arrested in the Jurchen camp and tried to intercede with Wanyan Zongwang. The thirteen daughters Huifu Emperor Ji married Xie Bao as a concubine, and Huizong agreed.
Soon after, the changes in Jingkang intensified. The female relatives of the royal family in Beijing, the ministers, wives, concubines and children were all turned into slaves and prostitutes. The two emperors Huiqin and the empress and princess all lived in the Jin Kingdom. The life of slaves was inferior to that of pigs and dogs. Fu Di Ji turned out to be the only concubine that Jurchen married back. This has become an excellent template for domineering generals in later generations, and some stories from the perspective of women's harem were born, but at that time, whether the only married concubine had a better life and situation than his parents and sisters, it is difficult to study. .
In any case, in this world, more than ten years have passed since Jingping's shame. Although the two brothers Zhenzhu and Baoshan, who are in their thirties, are not as famous as the veterans such as Yinshuke and Tulisu, they are already The mainstay of the generals of the Jin Dynasty. This time, the West Route Army headed south, pointing to the southwest, and the two brothers followed their father. This may also be the last time the Jurchen Western Academy has been so complete, and it is enough to see their solemnity for this expedition.
"It's been hard to see these sights after being in the north for a long time. Father, my son is here." She Ye Ma said, and got off the horse and saluted Zong Han. Zong Han glanced at him and raised his hand: "It will take a while to prepare for the car. day?"
"If it is fully prepared according to what my father and uncles have shown, it will take half a month."
"Okay." Zong Han nodded, then looked forward, "Sichuan and Shu are hilly, but after this area, there are fertile plains, which are uniquely endowed by nature. The Han land is vast and the scenery is beautiful. You have the same sigh, but after this war, Gushen and I will probably not come here again. You and Baoshan will have to wear heavy shoes. I just hope that when the time comes, my Jurchen and the people will grow strong, and you can be worthy of this river and mountain. "
She Ye Ma handed over his hands: "Remember your father's teachings. But what the son just said did not refer to the mountains in front of him, but to the crowd below. The southerners are short and frail, with mean-spirited minds. But they are all timid and afraid of things, and when they come to such a situation, they still only cry, which is disgusting. My son thought, this kind of scene is the greatest advice to my Jurchen."
She Yema's words were a bit arrogant before, Zong Han looked around a little, and when he said it later, he nodded. Among the Jurchens, Wanyan Zonghan has always been the most resolute and powerful main fighting faction. His pioneering attitude has actually run through the rise of the Jurchens.
Back then, the Jurchen forces were still weak and they were always oppressed. A Gu's subordinates, which consisted of only more than 2,000 people, were hesitant to rebel. It was Wanyan Zonghan who made up his mind to fight for A Gu. Later, Jurchen rebelled against Liao's early wings, and it was also Zong Han who persuaded Aguda to proclaim himself emperor, so he climbed high and called out, which made people's hearts join. Later, Emperor Tianzuo fled westward. Zonghan did not even wait for the order and launched an attack without authorization. In the end, Emperor Tianzuo was driven to a dead end, he captured Loushi alive, and destroyed the Liao Kingdom...
On the road to the rise of the Jurchen, Zonghan's courage is one of the most prominent symbols of the Jurchen spirit. As the eldest son of Zong Han, Shi Yema has always looked at his father's back. On the surface, he has a arrogant and flamboyant temperament, but he is cautious and safe in actual operation. The same is true for the atmosphere of the Jurchen West Route Army. Although Wanyan Xiyin was in control of the negotiations in Jiange, in the West Route Army, Tu Lisu, Saba and other generals were never sloppy in their preparations for the war. Mobilization for combat is going on every day, and there is a feverish atmosphere floating in the barracks.
"After this war, the sky is in the south and the sea in the north, and all the eyes can see is the land under the jurisdiction of my Jurchen. If you step down this corner, there will be no more wars in the world! At this moment, the front is the Jianmen Pass, and we will step on the Jianmen Pass! The Black Flag Army is in front, and we will smash the four roads of Pingchuan and kill the whole world."
That's right, conquering the southwest, the rich and prosperous land in the south, the sea, and the north are basically included in the Jurchen's bag. In the frenetic mobilization and pre-war preparations, the battle-hardened veterans naturally have their own assessments of the difficulty of Jianmen Pass, but they will not say it down. Its danger is that it will be deterred if it does not surrender. In the capital, Wu Qimai is also struggling to support this war. This is something that everyone has in mind.
Zongfu and Zongbi are not enthusiastic about the expedition in the southwest, and they also feel that they are beyond their reach. It is also the courageous decision of Zonghan and Xiyin and others, which will determine the future fate of the Jin Kingdom!
In late September and early October, news of humiliation came from the east.
Xi Yin mobilized more than 100,000 Han troops to encircle and head towards Changsha. Chen Fan led an army of no more than 8,000 troops to take the initiative and defeated the three Han troops with a total of 140,000 troops. These three consecutive battles or raids or In a short period of time, the battle was won and the world was shocked. Chen Fan of the Huaxia Army came into battle with a light cavalry, and for a while, he faintly played the momentum of thousands of troops and horses avoiding the white robe.
At this time, the main force of the cavalry with silver skills on the Changsha battlefield in the east did not participate in the battle, but the defeat of the more than 100,000 Han troops was like a slap in the face of the Jurchen. When the news reached Zhaohua, all the Jurchen generals felt humiliated, and the crowd was surging.
This kind of hustle and bustle continued for several days. On the fifth day of October, Si Zhongxian switched the money down.
Zong Han, Ba Lisu, Saba, She Yema, Xie Bao and others all breathed a sigh of relief.
On the day of entering the pass and accepting the surrender, it was rainy and rainy. Wanyan Zonghan rode a high warhorse to Jianmen Pass. He saw the pale-faced Han general who was said to be quite loyal and famous in the rain. He got off his horse and looked The other party took a moment, then patted his shoulder and walked past the other party.
Jianmen Xiongguan has already been stepped on by him.
The road to defeating the black flag is half finished.
On October 22 of the eleventh year of Wu Jianshuo, the early winter of the year when Zhou Yong died and the Wu Dynasty existed in name only, the Southwest Campaign started without any suspense at the borders of Lizhou and Zizhou south of Jianmen Pass. There were no temptations, no surprises, no accidents, and nothing like lobbying Si Zhongxian to persuade Jianmenguan to surrender. The two sides just made preparations, and then went into battle decisively and resolutely...